Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-05-05
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May 5, 1887.


Upon investigation, found that my daughter
had overlooked what l considered the best
portrait, and took over another photograph.
The engraver was called in and saw the pict-
ure. He was delighted with it and decided
upon it without a word of dissent. There
was not bit of trouble, and / could not find
where the false report came from"
During the conversation asked Mrs. Logan
ing her the amount above stated. But th.-
was tackled ON to the general deficiency bill,
and was lost with it when it failed to pass
She certainly deserves this piece of legisia-
ton. 1t may be she will get it next year, and
it may be not.
One thing the people of the United States
may be assured of, and if they will keep this
in mind they will better read with profit tho
news about Mrs Logan in the future; that
is, that she is a noble and high minded
woman, and that any reports which are pub
lshed inconsistent with the highest type of
this character are false.
Before | left the house | looked over some
memorials which Mrs. Logan has received
since the death of the general from the differ
ent military organizations of the country.
They are numbered by thousands and come
in all shapes, from the written resolution to
of coincidence. Some Of the latter are richly
framed and a number are works of art
There were about POO engrossed and enrolled
memorials, and the resolutions passed by diff
ferent military organizations number over
1000 One Of these engroSsed resolutions,
which comes from the Veteran Union league
of Chicago, is decorated at the top with a
graphic picture i'll pen and ink of the battle
of Vicksburg, and under this is fine portrait
of Logan, also done with a pen. The George
H. Thomas post, of San Francisco, sent a
beautifully Illuminated memorial. 1t is COM
posed of a large sheet of white parchment,
about sixteen by twenty inches in size, upon
which are pinned by miniature gold sword
three leaves of japanese paper. Upon the
first leaf the American flag is painted, and
under it, in gold letters, beautifully illu-
minated, is a highly complimentary
resolution to Logan. On the second
page there is a painting Of a volun-
teer soldier, and upon the third is a continual
ton of the same earnest words in gold let
ters. The resolution compares Logan to Bru-
tus and Mrs Logan to the ideal wife of Brll.
tus, closing with a tender of the sympathy Of
the post A number of these memorials are
beautifully bound, and some come in elegant
leather covered silk lined books-one from
Kings county, New York. with pages as big
as the biggest family Bible, and it is nearly
two inches thick. Its cover is padded Rus
sia, its clasps are nickel and its heavy leaves
are edged with silver. It's pages are filled
with artistic penmanship, so carefully done
that it looks like engraving and painting
rather than pen and ink.
This mass of memorials and resolutions con-
tains many interesting facts, and it is Mrs.
Iogan's intention to form in the future a
memorial hall at Calumet place just off of the
conservatory and near the library, where the
general did his hardest work. There is long
hall, running from the floor to the roof, with
galleries upon its walls. 1t looks as though it
might have originally been designed for a
chapel 1t is here that Mrs. Logan wishes to
collect the mementoes which she has of the
general and to display them in such way
that any of his friends who come to Wash
ington may call and see them. She has much
of the camp equipment which he used during
the war. She has numerous weapons, his
military saddle and blanket, his shoulder
STRAPS and many pictures and photographs
which were gathered together during the war
and which it is impossible to find elsewhere
at present. She would display also the floral
decorations which were received at the time
of the generals death, having these remod-
eled in immortelles and placing among them
the elegant anchor which now stands in her
parlors and which was the gift of MIS-.
Leland Stanford. She has the chair which
Logan used in the senate, and she will also
put in this hall the table upon which he wrote
his book As yet, however, her means are
not sufficient for her to begin the furnishing,
and it may be some time before this idea is
carried out. 1t is, it seems to me, an en-
inently proper one, and the Logan memorial
room at Calumet place will in the future be
one of the sights of Washington.
THOMAS J. TODD.